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Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 06:35:20 -0300 (ADT)
From: troy.tate@juno.COM (Troy D Tate)
Subject: Free e-mail!

I'm back on after a short hiatus to change jobs and changing e-mail
providers.  I now use a
totally free e-mail service (provided that it's a local phone call for
you) called JUNO.  If you
want more information please send e-mail to the address
"signup@juno.com".  Send an
e-mail message containing you or your friend's name and mailing address.

To request a copy of Juno by postal mail, send a letter with your name
and address to JUNO
 at:

New Member Dept.
Juno
120 W. 45th St.
New York, NY, 10036

They prefer e-mail, since that's the easiest way for them to handle a
large volume of requests.

ob-origami.....

Just found a GREAT paper store here in Austin, TX.  It's called paper
planet.  They have UNRYU, WASHI
and many other foldable stock.  There are many interesting "bird's nest"
papers that are very textured.
This is a new store located by Whole Foods Market across from the
Arboretum.  I don't have a phone
number but it's really a neat store!

Troy





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Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 06:43:56 -0300 (ADT)
From: Nick Robinson <nick@homelink.demon.co.UK>
Subject: Re: BOS autumn convention

Holmes David EXC IS CH <holmes@chbs.ciba.com> sez

>I was wondering if anyone who went to the latest BOS convention
>was going to write a few words about the general proceedings?

Weather fine, supplies busy, generally excellent (due to talented
organiser).

>Which models were taught, were there any outstanding models on
>display, and what did the convention annual contain?

Lots, a few, buy it & see!

cheers!

Nick Robinson

Origami, Improvised Guitar, Web-site design!

email           nick@homelink.demon.co.uk
homepage        http://www.rpmrecords.co.uk/nick
RPM homepage    http://www.rpmrecords.co.uk
DART homepage   http://www.shef.ac.uk/~oip/dart/





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 08:26:37 -0300 (ADT)
From: Michael & Janet Hamilton <mikeinnj@concentric.net>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter Diagrams

J Armstrong wrote:
>
> suggestions for simple origami designs for my 5 year old friend and her
> twin sisters who are 2

John Montroll's book _Easy Origami_ is a good beginners book. The diagrams are
     very clear and all the models
are simple.

Janet Hamilton

--
mailto:Mikeinnj@concentric.net
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Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 09:27:27 -0300 (ADT)
From: zachary brown <zbrown@lynx.dac.neu.EDU>
Subject: Re: What origami groups exist?

I keep a list of all known origami groups on my web site,

http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/z/zbrown/origami

which Marc Kirschenbaum was nice enough to scan in for me from the
origami USA archives. Please send me any corrections you notice. Also,
someone else posted the web site for TOFU in Durham, NC. Please flood
my mailbox with other home pages of the groups on the list, so I can
include them as well.

Zack





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Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 09:37:48 -0300 (ADT)
From: reeds@openix.COM (Reeds Family)
Subject: Re: BOS  convention annual

>
>>Which models were taught, were there any outstanding models on
>>display, and what did the convention annual contain?
>
>Lots, a few, buy it & see!
>
>cheers!
>
>Nick Robinson

Please tell us how to order the annual--do you have to be a BOS member to
order it? Can you take credit cards or checks in American dollars--or  only
pounds?
Thanks
Karen





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 11:27:46 -0300 (ADT)
From: Yaacov Metzger <origami@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter Diagrams

Yes, the BARF membership is definetely worth the money, IMO.

Pat,
I took Jeremy's Swiss Army Knife class at the OUSA convention
(semi-successfully), be sure to use Japanese (thin) foil paper - the
American foil from OUSA is too thick.

Yaacov Metzger
origami@worldnet.att.net





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 11:28:28 -0300 (ADT)
From: Doug Philips <dwp+@transarc.com>
Subject: E&LA (was: Re: What origami groups exist?)

Zack Brown wrote:
+I keep a list of all known origami groups on my web site,
+
+http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/z/zbrown/origami

Thanks Zack.  Hint:  Could you mark those that put out newsletters and whether
or not only local people can get them?  The Origami Club of Pittsburgh, CHAOS,
BARF and West Coast Origami Guild all do.  If there are others it would be
nice to know on the web too!  (Just a hint)

When I took a look at Zack's page, I noticed (again!) the Envelope and
Letterfold Association (c/o John Cunliffe in England) and was wondering if
there were any members of E&LA on origami-l who could tell us what the
membership requirements, and benefits are.  I have a few letter/envelope
folding booklets from BOS (they are at home, I'm not), and was curious to know
more about E&LA.

Thanks,
    -Doug





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 12:22:10 -0300 (ADT)
From: A6971@gnn.com ()

I'm looking for "Viva Origami" by Jun Maekawa. Is there anyone who
has this book and doesn't mind selling it to me? Please e-mail me
if you are the person...

Kel





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 12:26:08 -0300 (ADT)
From: Maarten van Gelder <M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl>
Subject: Re: What origami groups exist?

m> I keep a list of all known origami groups on my web site,
m>
m> http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/z/zbrown/origami
m>
m> which Marc Kirschenbaum was nice enough to scan in for me from the
m> origami USA archives. Please send me any corrections you notice. Also,
m> someone else posted the web site for TOFU in Durham, NC. Please flood
m> my mailbox with other home pages of the groups on the list, so I can
m> include them as well.

I do that in the archives also (and for a long time). There are two lists:

   Origami Societies in the World
   Affiliate Origami groups of OUSA

Zack, if you'll take over the OUSA list let me know. Then I'll delete my list.

If anyone of you know a society that isn't on my list please let me know. I
already asked via private mail for the address of the New Zealand society.

Maarten van Gelder,           Rekencentrum RuG,  RijksUniversiteit Groningen
M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl                         Nederland





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 12:32:37 -0300 (ADT)
From: jtweres@lucent.com
Subject: Man Swatter & BARF address

thanks for all the Man Swatter info
maybe
     i should go with the membership

although is the Annual Collection a separate publication
and what does it cost

also
    is the Man Swatter as difficult as the enterprise???
    i haven't attempted the enterprise yet (sortof paralyzed at all the steps)

someone asked about a BARF membership
here's the info

send $15.00 made payable to Jeremy Shafer

send to:
        BARF
        c/o Jeremy Shafer
        1744 Virginia Street
        Berkeley, CA  94703

  /-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-///plieur de papier\\\-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-\
 /=-= jack thomas weres                         jtweres@lucent.com =-=\
/=======================\\\================///=========================\
"Let Go and Let Fold"                             "One Crease At A Time"





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 12:43:09 -0300 (ADT)
From: jtweres@lucent.com
Subject: Re: how popular or not popular IS origami???

gisela,,,

thanks for the information

paper airplane folding may be considered
as a wholly owned, self-contained and separate division/entity/genre
from its parent origami

folding paper airplanes is still folding paper
yet how many of those plane folders consider themselves doing "origami"???

  /-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-///plieur de papier\\\-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-\
 /=-= jack thomas weres                         jtweres@lucent.com =-=\
/=======================\\\================///=========================\
"Let Go and Let Fold"                             "One Crease At A Time"





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 13:02:50 -0300 (ADT)
From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@empnet.com>
Subject: Origami Challenge! [was Re: sent to list by mistake]

At 01:49 AM 10/9/96 -0300, you wrote:
>a big origami foot in the mouth award to myself...

Once again I throw propriety to the wind and issue an origami challenge I am
totally incapable of answering.  Can someone make an origami foot in a
mouth?  If successful these could make great awards to give out at the
office, to slow-witted friends, etc.

"Origami: Welcome to the Fold!"

Steve Woodmansee,
stevew@empnet.com





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 13:02:39 -0300 (ADT)
From: Kristine Tomlinson <ktomlinson@platinum.com>
Subject: Historical Module and Model Reference (1832)

Hi,

Recently I spent a day at a rare book library looking for early references
to origami models in the United States.  I had lots of luck and will send
notes to the listserv as time allows.

One book in particular by Lydia Childs had an exciting model reference
and an unusual woven and folded module, which when put together,
creates a basket (or anything else, I suppose). Quotations and
descriptions follow.  If anyone is familiar with this module, please let me
know -- especially if there are modern printings and instructions.  Some
other paper activities from "The Girl's Own Book" are still being
published.

The book:

Child, Lydia Maria Francis (1802-1880)

[Little Girl's Own Book] "The Girl's own book", [Boston:Carter and
Hendee, 1832?]. This book was in print from at least 1831 to 1846.  The
following model reference is on page 120.

FOLDED PAPERS

 "There are a variety of things made for the amusement of small children,
by cutting and folding paper; such as boats, soldiers' hats, birds, chairs,
tables, baskets, &c. but they are very difficult to describe; and any little
girl who wishes to make them, can learn of some obliging friend in a very
few moments."  [Followed by an anecdote of a little girl placing a folded
cocked-up hat in her ear.]

PAPER ROSETTE BASKETS page 109

The module is illustrated, the finished basket is not.  The library had a
visitor who made one of these baskets and called them a "May basket".
I'm trying to get her name to contact her.  Basically, you fold and weave
four narrow strips of paper to create a module that looks like a Sioux
8-pointed star with a four-square checkerboard in the center.  The Sioux
star has four arms, each arm has two points which are right triangles.
The text and diagrams were clear enough for me to create a module, but
there were no details on finishing off the ends.  The points get inserted
into the arms of other models to build the basket. (Haven't had time to try
more than a module.)

The fold and weave technique reminded me of Isao Honda's folded and
woven projects that use old postcards. See his World of Origami -- either
edition.

Lydia Childs was an abolitionist who started the first monthly magazine
for children in the U.S.

Fun stuff, huh?  If I can get more information, I'd like to write it up for
publication with diagrams. Your thoughts, ideas, references, are
welcome!

Kristine
ktomlinson@platinum.com
Waltham, MA, USA





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 13:09:15 -0300 (ADT)
From: rita <rstevens@philly.infi.net>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter & BARF address

What does BARF stand for?
Rita

>
>someone asked about a BARF membership
>here's the info
>
>send $15.00 made payable to Jeremy Shafer
>
>send to:
>       BARF
>       c/o Jeremy Shafer
>       1744 Virginia Street
>       Berkeley, CA  94703
>
>
>  /-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-///plieur de papier\\\-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-\
> /=-= jack thomas weres                         jtweres@lucent.com =-=\
>/=======================\\\================///=========================\
>"Let Go and Let Fold"                             "One Crease At A Time"





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 14:29:32 -0300 (ADT)
From: rita <rstevens@philly.infi.net>
Subject: Gargoyle

I am having trouble on step 14 of the Gargoyle diagram in Jay Ansill's book
'Mythical Beings.'  I can't figure out how to go from 14 to 15?  Any help
would be greatly appreciated.

To the individual who explained the chin sink on the witch in the same book,
THANK YOU, I finally managed to do it, and it folded back nicely into it's
original form (I have several back orders to fill for my sisters' offices
during the Halloween season).

For any of you in search of this book, I called the store below after
someone on this list (I really should save these messages) mentioned that
Sweet Briar has several copies.

Sweet Briar Books
654 G Street
Davis, CA 95616
(916) 750-BOOK

Rita.





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 14:35:35 -0300 (ADT)
From: Michael & Janet Hamilton <mikeinnj@concentric.net>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter & BARF address

rita wrote:
>
> What does BARF stand for?

Bay Area Rapid Folders

Janet Hamilton

--
mailto:Mikeinnj@concentric.net
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 15:43:37 -0300 (ADT)
From: Gretchen Klotz <gren@agora.rdrop.com>
Subject: Peace Crane Cards

Howdy all -

I just got the Syracuse Cultural Workers catalog in the mail, and they
have postcards and notecards with a beautiful origami crane design,
created by one Brian Prendergast.  The crane gradually changes colors from
wingtip to wingtip, going from purple to red to pink to orange, on a black
background with a white border.  The painting (I'm assuming that's how the
original was created, although the card looks silkscreened) has rough
edges and funny angles -- you can tell it's a representation of the
traditional crane model, but it's not "realistic" in the sense of accuracy
and sharp lines (looks more like paper was torn to make the basic shapes
of the crane). The inscription reads: "Paper Crane, I will write peace on
your wings and you will fly all over the world."

Postcards: 4x6", 12 for $5.95.  Order # T361CW-12.

Notecards: 4x6", 12 for $8.95.  Order # C127CW-12.

        Syracuse Cultural Workers
        PO Box 6367
        Syracuse, NY  13217   USA
        voice (315) 474-1132
        fax (315) 475-1277

The other cards, calendars, posters and items in the catalog are about
peace, social justice, equality, liberation, hope, freedom, and respect
for the Earth.  They carry cards in the categories of Holiday, Solstice,
Kwanzaa, Chanukah, and even Christmas.  Give 'em a call!

- Gretchen, in no way connected except as a potential customer

--
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 16:04:44 -0300 (ADT)
From: RA Kennedy <kennedra@isdugp.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: BOS booklets

Kevin

>   However, for the booklets all
> they have is a survey on how popular these things are.  I would like to
> know what is in these booklets and what individual costs are.  Is this
> information available?

I posted a list of the booklets some while ago. You can access it in the
origami-l archives. The quickest way is probably to use Alex Bateman's
origami-l search facility at:

http://www.mrc-cpe.cam.ac.uk/jong/agb/origami.html

I'd suggest:

gwneth radcliffe

as the search string.

The titles give some idea of the nature of the contents, particularly if
you are familiar with the creators. I'm sure BOS members (including myself)
would be happy to give you further inforamtion about specific titles.

As to prices. Most are in the range 3.50 to 5.00 UK pounds (1 UK pound =
about 1.55 US dollars), shipping extra. Some of the booklets have been
(and may still be) on the special offer - as I recall it's the 3
facsimiles of Elias's notebooks (10.00 UK pounds for the set), and a
set of Beynon booklets (not the first one, sorry I can't recall the price).

I regret that many of the booklets in the list are still out of print.
The BOS is working to rectify this situation (letters to the Supplies
secretary are invited, sorry I don't have his address with me now). There
should also soon be some additions to the list.

Bye

Richard K.
(R.A.Kennedy@bham.ac.uk)





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 16:05:35 -0300 (ADT)
From: "Sergei Y. Afonkin" <sergei@origami.nit.spb.su>
Subject: MIchael Shall's photo?

     Dear friends!

I am glad to be with all of you again. The telefon number that I used
for my e-mail channel had been changed and so I was "off line"  for  a
while.

I use  nice  opportunity  to  ask all of you about one thing:  in "The
Newsletter for Origami USA" issue # 51 (Summer 1995) I  saw  wanderful
portret of  Michael  Shall.  As the main editor I am going to write an
article about his life for our Russian Origami Magazine. Could you say
me who  was  the author of this photo?  I will be happy to print it to
show optimistic Mike's smile to our Russian audience.  May be somebody
can help me to receive a copy?

Your Sergei Afonkin, the chairman of St.Petersburg Origami Center
                                  ,    ,
sergei@origami.nit.spb.su        ("\''/").___..--''"`-._
                                 `9_ 9  )   `-.  (     ).`-.__.`)
                                 (_Y_.)'  ._   )  `._ `. ``-..-'





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 16:05:10 -0300 (ADT)
From: RA Kennedy <kennedra@isdugp.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: BOS Membership Enquiries

>
> Could you please send me information about membership in BOS.  Many
> thanks. Jessica Armstrong
>
Jessica

The BOS membership secretary is Penny Groom. She is a regular contributor
to origami-l, and so she may well have already responded to your enquiry.
If not, her email address is:

penny@sector.demon.co.uk

Bye

Richard K.
(R.A.Kennedy@bham.ac.uk)





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 20:18:45 -0300 (ADT)
From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@empnet.com>
Subject: Origami Sighting

I can't remember if this has already been posted, so will mention it here.
My wife reminded me last night that there was a fairly recent (w/in the last
6 months) episode of "The X-Files" in which a deceased man who'd been
building an origami menagerie display returned from the dead (in the form of
a child) and finished the project.  The origami figures began to appear on
the front porch of his former home, to be received by his widow.

Sound familiar to anyone?  I wonder whose models these were - I failed to
see anything in the credits mentioning artistic license or craftsmanship.
Most of the animals, as I recall, were of the jungle variety (giraffe,
elephant, etc.) and were quite well done.

Cheers!

"Origami: Welcome to the Fold!"

Steve Woodmansee,
stevew@empnet.com





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 22:11:18 -0300 (ADT)
From: Marc Kirschenbaum <marckrsh@pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter & BARF address

At 12:32 PM 10/9/96 -0300, jtweres@lucent.com wrote:
>thanks for all the Man Swatter info
>maybe
>     i should go with the membership
>
>although is the Annual Collection a separate publication
>and what does it cost
>

The Annual Collection is produced by OrigamiUSA. It comes out once a year
(that's why its an *annual* collection, duh!), to coencide with OrigamiUSA's
big  convention. the collections contain over 100 models, most of which were
collected over the preceding year (yes, most are new and unpublished). There
are also some interesting models included of historical value, as taken from
the Lillian Oppenheimer archives. I do not have a current price off-hand,
but I think they are somewhere around $20, and available through OrigamiUSA
(The Source).

>also
>    is the Man Swatter as difficult as the enterprise???
>    i haven't attempted the enterprise yet (sortof paralyzed at all the steps)

Difficulty is subjective, but I would say the *Man Swatter* is easier.

Marc





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 22:14:55 -0300 (ADT)
From: bc808@lafn.org (Karen Liebgott)
Subject: Re: Origami Sighting

Steve Woodmansee wrote:

>I can't remember if this has already been posted, so will mention it here.
>My wife reminded me last night that there was a fairly recent (w/in the last
>6 months) episode of "The X-Files" in which a deceased man who'd been
>building an origami menagerie display returned from the dead (in the form of
>a child) and finished the project.  The origami figures began to appear on
>the front porch of his former home, to be received by his widow.  ,

I think you are thinking of the one last year where the guy was doing
Noah's Ark all in origami but didn't finish it before he died. I think
this was the one where archeologists were digging up artifacts in Peru
(?). Maybe you could check out one of the X-Files web sites for a list of
episodes. Sorry I can't list any of them at this time.

BTW, I'm new to this list, is there a FAQ?

Karen





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 23:31:33 -0300 (ADT)
From: "David M. Dewey" <dmdewey@gte.net>
Subject: BART BARFs

BARF is a play on BART - The Bay Area Rapid Transit - San Franciso's
subway system.
--

                     Dave Dewey
                     mailto:dmdewey@mail.gte.net
                     http://home1.gte.net/dmdewey/index.html





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 23:38:04 -0300 (ADT)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter & BARF address

>The Annual Collection is produced by OrigamiUSA. It comes out once a year
>(that's why its an *annual* collection, duh!), to coencide with OrigamiUSA's
>big  convention. the collections contain over 100 models, most of which were
>collected over the preceding year (yes, most are new and unpublished). There
>are also some interesting models included of historical value, as taken from
>the Lillian Oppenheimer archives. I do not have a current price off-hand,
>but I think they are somewhere around $20, and available through OrigamiUSA
>(The Source).

Believe it is $20 for members if ordered before the convention, and that
price includes shipping. After the convention it is $25 plus shipping. (So
all the annuals from past years are $25, I believe.) Don't know if a
non-member can ever take advantage of the $20 pre-release price or not.

pat slider.





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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 23:42:59 -0300 (ADT)
From: Marc Kirschenbaum <marckrsh@pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: Gargoyle

At 02:29 PM 10/9/96 -0300, rita <rstevens@philly.infi.net> wrote:
>I am having trouble on step 14 of the Gargoyle diagram in Jay Ansill's book
>'Mythical Beings.'  I can't figure out how to go from 14 to 15?  Any help
>would be greatly appreciated.

If there were text for this step, it would read something like *Release the
trapped corner at top, unwrapping the outer layer, and swing down.* The
trapped corner, incidently, is the original corner of the square. I can
elaborate on this if you need me to.

>
>To the individual who explained the chin sink on the witch in the same book,
>THANK YOU, I finally managed to do it, and it folded back nicely into it's
>original form (I have several back orders to fill for my sisters' offices
>during the Halloween season).
>

No problem. I still have yet to fold the model myself, but I thought I at
least sounded like I knew what I was saying (I can however, legitimatly
claim some  expertise on the *Rearing Dragon* that is included in the book).

Marc





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 01:26:33 -0300 (ADT)
From: "Pam, Namir, or Dima" <pgraben@umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter Diagrams

>>i'm hard pressed to spend $15 for an out-of-town origami magazine
>>when all i really want is the Man Swatter
>>(who knows what issue it will be in anyway)
>
>If you like cutting edge diagrams, you might be interested in BARF anyway.
>Any subcribers on the list to back me up on this?

I'll back you up!  I too, was apprehensive about joining an organization on the
     West Coast not ever being able to attend a meeting living in MI, but
of the 3 issues I've gotten, I've been more than pleased and joyful.  Jeremy
has some of the most unique ideas in the field of origami I've ever seen.
They may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they're interesting nevertheless.
There are also interesting comments by Chris Palmer, who does wonderful
tesselations and petterns in fabric.


     -Namir
!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-
     !-!-!-!
Pamela Graben:     Thinking... what a concept!
Namir Gharaibeh:  "If you choose not to decide, you still
              have made a choice."
Dima Gharaibeh:   So what do you think of my Buddha?
          pgraben@umich.edu





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 02:54:47 -0300 (ADT)
From: Steve Matheson <pmagic@ionline.net>
Subject: Re: tiny soldiers & tall dinosaurs

> I've got to turn the tables on Wayne here and tell you all about his
> Napoleonic miniatures. They are absolutely fabulous! Stunning! Standing
> about 2 cm tall, each soldier is constructed of folded paper with details
> made of cut coloured paper glued on. Not true origami, you say? Perhaps,
> but it really doesn't matter. You'd understand if you saw the works
> themselves. I showed some of them to people at the Southeastern Origami
> Festival in North Carolina, and I encourage them to pipe in at this point
> and tell Wayne just how wonderful his work is (he doesn't seem to believe
> it...).
I was just thinking what an interesting counterpoint to the life-size T-rex
at the SEOF Wayne Ko's tiny soldiers were. For me, seeing them was a real
high point (right up there with seeing Joisel's work). After you've spent
some time in the origami community and gone to some conventions it's easy
to get a little jaded. You've seen so much superb artistry from some of the
world's finest folders that it takes a little something extra to really
make your jaw drop. Well these little men just beggar description (I really
hope you can get some pix for your web site Joseph).
Wayne your work is really 1st class - you should send some to the New York
convention... or better yet -come yourself :)
steve matheson
pmagic@ionline.net





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 03:58:18 -0300 (ADT)
From: Charles Knuffke <knuffke@sirius.com>
Subject: Re: Man Swatter Diagrams

At 11:16 AM -0800 on 10/8/96, jtweres@lucent.com wrote:

>
> i'm hard pressed to spend $15 for an out-of-town origami magazine
> when all i really want is the Man Swatter
> (who knows what issue it will be in anyway)
>

For anyone who's interested in either joining the Bay Area Rapid Folders,
or getting info about past newsletters, please send me an E-Mail and
include the phrase "BARF Newsletter" in the subject. I've prepared an index
of all past issues that I can easily E-Mail. Please make sure that the
message is sent to me directly, and not to the Origami-L List.

As of yet, the Man Swatter has not appeared in the newsletter, but is
likely in an upcoming issue. The latest issue was sent out last week and
includes Eric Tend's Dollar Bill Kangaroo, Peter Engel's American Maple
Leaf, Peter Budai's Parrot, and 3 models by Jeremy Shafer: the Walking
Boat, the Crab, and an Origami Peace sign. Jeremy includes an interesting
side note about the Walking Boat model - he literally dreamed up the model
while sleeping, and was able to repeat the model when he woke up that
morning!

Some people are just too creative ;-)

Regards.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Charles Knuffke       "Amen the Thunderbolt in the Dark Void"
153 Divisadero                                  -Jack Kerouac
San Francisco CA 94104
mailto://knuffke@sirius.com





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 08:42:31 -0300 (ADT)
From: Douglas Zander <dzander@solaria.sol.NET>
Subject: Re: Historical Module and Model Reference (1832)

<edited>
>
> Hi,
>
> Recently I spent a day at a rare book library looking for early references
> to origami models in the United States.  I had lots of luck and will send
> notes to the listserv as time allows.
>
> The module is illustrated, the finished basket is not.  The library had a
> visitor who made one of these baskets and called them a "May basket".
> I'm trying to get her name to contact her.  Basically, you fold and weave
> four narrow strips of paper to create a module that looks like a Sioux
> 8-pointed star with a four-square checkerboard in the center.  The Sioux
> star has four arms, each arm has two points which are right triangles.
> The text and diagrams were clear enough for me to create a module, but
> there were no details on finishing off the ends.  The points get inserted
> into the arms of other models to build the basket. (Haven't had time to try
> more than a module.)

Kristine, this sounds very familiar!  Many years ago I was at our local
public museum and bought diagrams for a "christmas star".  The star was
made of four strips of thin paper that were weaved in and out and looked
like this:

       |\  /|
       | \/ |
    -------------
    \  |  |  |  /  <----   the excess paper is cut off at the edge
     \_________/
     / |  |  | \
    /___________\
       | /\ |
       |/  \|

I'm curious how these are placed together to form a basket.  I think I'll
try to make some (if I can find those instructions again) and see if they
go together.  Does this look familiar?  Is this the star described in the
book?  That's interesting to know that the star that the museum was selling
for profit was from a book that probably had its copyright expired by now.
How do you like that, they didn't give the author or book credit.  Can you
tell me what is the last date this book was copyrighted?

>
> Fun stuff, huh?  If I can get more information, I'd like to write it up for
> publication with diagrams. Your thoughts, ideas, references, are
> welcome!
>
> Kristine
> ktomlinson@platinum.com
> Waltham, MA, USA
>

--
 Douglas Zander          | editor of GAMES Player's Zine (GPZ)
 dzander@solaria.sol.net | a fanzine about GAMES Magazine (tm)





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:04:21 -0300 (ADT)
From: zachary brown <zbrown@lynx.dac.neu.edu>
Subject: Re: What groups exist

>Zack Brown wrote:
>+I keep a list of all known origami groups on my web site,
>+
>+http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/z/zbrown/origami
>
>Thanks Zack.  Hint: Could you mark those that put out newsletters and
>whether or not only local people can get them?  The Origami Club of
>Pittsburgh, CHAOS, BARF and West Coast Origami Guild all do.  If there
>are others it would be nice to know on the web too!  (Just a hint)
>

I don't seem to have a listing for BARF. What is their information?

I don't have the resources to do the kind of research it would take to
find out about the newsletters of all these clubs, but if people mail
me the info, I will definitely include it. There is no standard format
to the document. If you know of some useful information that is not
presented, send it to me.

Zack





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:07:33 -0300 (ADT)
From: rita <rstevens@philly.infi.NET>
Subject: Re: BART BARFs

So my first image of everyone racing to finish folds first is pretty much
inaccurate?  I found it to be quite contrary to the relaxing image origami
portrays (although I'm still waiting for the diagram I can produce without
some kind of frustration).
Rita.

At 11:31 PM 10/9/96 -0300, David M. Dewey wrote:
>BARF is a play on BART - The Bay Area Rapid Transit - San Franciso's
>subway system.
>--
>
>                  Dave Dewey
>                  mailto:dmdewey@mail.gte.net
>                  http://home1.gte.net/dmdewey/index.html





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:18:27 -0300 (ADT)
From: Doug Philips <dwp+@transarc.com>
Subject: Re: What groups exist

In message <Pine.OSF.3.91.961010075827.10360A-100000@lynx.dac.neu.edu> you wrot
+I don't seem to have a listing for BARF. What is their information?

It has been on the list several times recently, but I don't have it handy, you
can get it from the archives as easily as I can.

The Origami Club of Pittsburgh information can be updated to include the
following:
    Origami Club of Pittsburgh
c/o Sue Neff
    524 Sycamore Road
    Sewickley, PA  15143-2044
    1-412-741-3173
    Newsletter published, contact Sue Neff for details

The Origami Club of Pittsburgh - University Chapter information can be updated





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:44:28 -0300 (ADT)
From: flylo@juno.com (Martha E Wells)
Subject: wheat straw christmas ornaments

One of the traditional Scandinavian ornament designs is a goat braided
out of wheatstraw.  Does anyone have something similar from paper?

I guess I need to describe my attraction with goats!  I raise and show
dairy goats, milk about 10 currently, and make milk-based soap from the
product as well as several cheeses.
(If all that paper handling leaves your hands dry, try to locate a bar of
goat milk soap to help with the problem.)

We also raise exotic birds, (blue and gold macaws), and any beginner references
     to bird designs would also be appreciated. The local library has a
very limited non-fiction section, and nothing specifically on origami.
martha





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:04:17 -0300 (ADT)
From: Maarten van Gelder <M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl>
Subject: Diagrams of my Arch and Wall

Yushri and anyone who is interested,

I've updated the diagrams of my Arch and of the Mosaic Wall. And also added
an explanation to both. See the archives:

   http://www.rug.nl/rugcis/rc/ftp/origami

and then:   Models in PostScript
and:           Arch
or:            Wall

Maarten van Gelder,           Rekencentrum RuG,  RijksUniversiteit Groningen
M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl                         Nederland





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:16:54 -0300 (ADT)
From: Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.COM
Subject: Re: Historical Module and Model Reference (1832)

Douglas Zander said in response to Kristine Tomlinson (sp?):
>Kristine, this sounds very familiar!  Many years ago I was at our local
>public museum and bought diagrams for a "christmas star".
<snip>
>I'm curious how these are placed together to form a basket.

There is a star in Jay Ansill's _Lifestyle Origami_* (probably out
of print**) that I think is the one Douglas is talking about. If you weave
the points on one side only, you get a star that is 3D on one side, flat on
the other and has both tabs and pockets that you should be able to use to
weave them together. I've made dozens of these stars (perhaps hundreds)
but I've never tried attaching them to one another.

I have heard this star called Swedish, German, and Easter. I usually use
two-sided, 1/2 in. giftwrap ribbon to make them. (The back of the ribbon
shows, so ideally it should be a presentable color on both sides.)

Lisa
Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com

* Ansill, Jay. Origami Today: Lifestyle Origami. Harper Perennial, NY,
1992. pp.35-38. ISBN:0-06-096867-2 Photos by Mark Hill.

US $10, CA $13.50 according to the cover
**I bought it from a remainders store that no longer has any copies.





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:23:58 -0300 (ADT)
From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@empnet.com>
Subject: Beginning Origami (was Re: wheat straw christmas ornaments)

At 10:44 AM 10/10/96 -0300, you wrote:
.(snip snip) beginner references to bird designs would also be appreciated.
The local library has a
>very limited non-fiction section, and nothing specifically on origami.
>martha
>
I would recommend you check out Fascinating Folds' site at:

http://www.fascinating-folds.com

They have a wide variety of books for all levels of folders, as well as
papers and other related materials.  (I don't work for F.F., but I've been
very pleased with their services)  Check it out!

"Origami: Welcome to the Fold!"

Steve Woodmansee,
stevew@empnet.com





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:30:15 -0300 (ADT)
From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@empnet.com>
Subject: Origami Peacefulness (was Re: BART BARFs)

At 09:07 AM 10/10/96 -0300, you wrote:
>So my first image of everyone racing to finish folds first is pretty much
>inaccurate?  I found it to be quite contrary to the relaxing image origami
>portrays (although I'm still waiting for the diagram I can produce without
>some kind of frustration).
>Rita.

I would have agreed with you at one time, but one of the more subtle and
fascinating aspects of Origami is its ability to teach the folder.  I used
to find some models very frustrating and often avoided more complex models.
Thanks to encouragement from others on this list I persisted and found 'the
paper' teaching me to *go slower* and absorb each step in the process.  When
I quit trying to "churn out" impressive Origami I found the quality of my
models improved drastically, and the entire process became more relaxing,
even meditative.

Sorry to get mystical on everyone, but I continue to be amazed at the
internal growth sparked by Origami culture.

"Origami: Welcome to the Fold!"

Steve Woodmansee,
stevew@empnet.com





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:36:36 -0300 (ADT)
From: jtweres@lucent.com
Subject: Re: Man Swatter & BARF address

marc,,,

> The Annual Collection is produced by OrigamiUSA. It comes out once a year
> (that's why its an *annual* collection, duh!), to coencide with OrigamiUSA's

the way i read the response was that BARF produced an Annual Collection
in which to find the Man Swatter diagrams
and therefore i would need to only buy 1 book

and DUH, i know
               "annual" means "once a year"

but my question was to say WHEN in THAT YEAR is it published
i.e. if the annual was just published,
     i would have to wait almost a complete year to obtain these diagrams

is the Man Swatter in the 1996 OrigamiUSA Annual Collection???

  /-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-///plieur de papier\\\-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-\
 /=-= jack thomas weres                         jtweres@lucent.com =-=\
/=======================\\\================///=========================\
"Let Go and Let Fold"                             "One Crease At A Time"





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:36:47 -0300 (ADT)
From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@empnet.COM>
Subject: Looking for Bats

I have some friends who are into bats and would like to make some Origami
models for them as a gift.  None of my books contain such a model - anyone
want to recommend a book or point me to somewhere in the archives where I
might find an impressive design for one?

"Origami: Welcome to the Fold!"

Steve Woodmansee,
stevew@empnet.com





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:46:08 -0300 (ADT)
From: bryan@sgl.ists.ca (Bryan Feir)
Subject: Re: Looking for Bats

> I have some friends who are into bats and would like to make some Origami
> models for them as a gift.  None of my books contain such a model - anyone
> want to recommend a book or point me to somewhere in the archives where I
> might find an impressive design for one?

   Well, there's always the 'Happy Good Luck Bat' on the list FTP site.
It's on rugcis.rug.nl as /origami/models/luckbat.ps.  It's one of those
incredibly simple designs that is still immediately recognizable.

---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------
Bryan Feir           VA3GBF|"The professor holds the keys to the gates of
bryan@sgl.ists.ca          | knowledge; not to let the student in, but to let
jenora@istar.ca            | him get out and on to better things." -- Leacock





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 15:27:24 -0300 (ADT)
From: fayeg@ix.netcom.com (Faye E. Goldman)
Subject: Re: Man Swatter Diagrams

from previous posts

>>i'm on the BARF mailing list

>>i'm hard pressed to spend $15 for an out-of-town origami magazine
>>when all i really want is the Man Swatter
..
>If you like cutting edge diagrams, you might be interested in BARF
anyway.
>Any subcribers on the list to back me up on this?

I really look forward to the BARF newsletters.  I live in Philadelphia
and can't attend any BARF meetings,either,  the models are generally
above my level, BUT I do enjoy looking at them and seeing the neat
stuff that is done on the West coast.

Faye
--
 Faye E. Goldman     (FayeG@ix.netcom.com)





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 16:10:36 -0300 (ADT)
From: RA Kennedy <kennedra@isdugp.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Looking for Bats

> I have some friends who are into bats and would like to make some Origami
> models for them as a gift.  None of my books contain such a model - anyone

There is a great flapping bat, action model by Tom Hull. Diagrams appear in
one of the BOS convention packs - I think it is Nottingham, Spring 1996.

Richard K.
(R.A.Kennedy@bham.ac.uk)





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 17:08:18 -0300 (ADT)
From: Jay McHugh <JayDM@msn.com>
Subject: RE: Looking for Bats

Steve,

There is a bat model in P.D. Tuyen's book, Classic Origami.  There is also a
pretty neat and fairly straight forward spider.

Jay D. McHugh
jaydm@msn.com





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 17:26:49 -0300 (ADT)
From: contract@nyc.pipeline.com (Contractors Exchange)
Subject: Re: Man Swatter & BARF address

On Oct 10, 1996 14:36:36, 'jtweres@lucent.com' wrote:
>
>> The Annual Collection is produced by OrigamiUSA. It comes out once a
year
>> (that's why its an *annual* collection, duh!), to coencide with
OrigamiUSA's
>
>the way i read the response was that BARF produced an Annual Collection
>in which to find the Man Swatter diagrams
>and therefore i would need to only buy 1 book
>
>and DUH, i know
>              "annual" means "once a year"

Sorry about the confusion. Also, in reference to the above statement, I was
poking fun at myself; I realized I was redundant while I was writting it,
but I left the original text in.
>
>but my question was to say WHEN in THAT YEAR is it published
>i.e. if the annual was just published,
>i would have to wait almost a complete year to obtain these diagrams
>

I thought I mentioned that in my original post. Unfortunatly, it would be
about a years wait for the next Annual Collection (begining of July, to be
exact).

Marc





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 17:55:52 -0300 (ADT)
From: Steve Matheson <pmagic@ionline.net>
Subject: Re: Looking for Bats

> I have some friends who are into bats and would like to make some Origami
> models for them as a gift.  None of my books contain such a model -
anyone
> want to recommend a book or point me to somewhere in the archives where I
> might find an impressive design for one?

My favourite bat is Yoshizawa's from Sosaku Origami. I think both
Fascinating Folds & OUSA carry it. Sosaku is one of Yoshizawa's nicest
books and well worth whatever it costs these days.

Steve Matheson
pmagic@ionline.net

..without chaos there is no creativity...





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:20:20 -0300 (ADT)
From: "Ole A. Nielsen" <nielseno@knot.queensu.ca>
Subject: Bats

>> I have some friends who are into bats and would like to make some Origami
>> models for them as a gift.  None of my books contain such a model -
>anyone
>> want to recommend a book or point me to somewhere in the archives where I
>> might find an impressive design for one?
>

There is a bat in the post script diagrams (via Joseph Wu's homepage) which
is pretty neat. I think it's called the lucky bat or the happy bat....sorry
I can't be more specific, check it out.
Janet
nielseno@post.queensu.ca





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:31:21 -0300 (ADT)
From: Greg Cymbalist <ae565@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
Subject: Re: Free e-mail! Juno pros and cons... NOT origami

I think a very good Origami book for beginners (at least the one I
learned from) is Robert J. Lang's "Complete Book of Origami"
The projects are thoughtfully arranged in order so that you can learn the
basics gradually then apply them to harder models later.  Also, there are
a variety of animals..no goats though. ;)

|    Greg Cymbalist                                              |
| ae565@freenet.toronto.on.ca                                             |





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:54:31 -0300 (ADT)
From: Michael & Janet Hamilton <mikeinnj@concentric.net>
Subject: Re: Origami Sighting

Steve Woodmansee wrote:
>
> I can't remember if this has already been posted, so will mention it here.
> My wife reminded me last night that there was a fairly recent (w/in the last
> 6 months) episode of "The X-Files" in which a deceased man who'd been
> building an origami menagerie display returned from the dead (in the form of
> a child) and finished the project.  The origami figures began to appear on
> the front porch of his former home, to be received by his widow.

Episode of 'X-files' called "Born Again". It was originally
broadcast in the US the 29 of April 1994.  A man is
reincarnated in an 8 year old child and he folds many origami
models - he planned to make all the animals in the Noah's ark
picture he had on his wall.   Apparently the fact that the
little girl knew how to fold complex models was a clue to help
them believe that she was the reincarnation of a murdered
policeman, who happened to be an ardent paperfolder. The
policeman wanted to fold every animal in a painting of Noah's
Ark, and he was killed before he got to the giraffe, the last
animal he was to fold. The girl then folded a giraffe, left in
on the doorstep of the policeman's widow, rang the doorbell and
ran off, leaving the widow to find the giraffe.

Janet Hamilton

--
mailto:Mikeinnj@concentric.net
http://www.concentric.net/~Mikeinnj/





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 20:34:02 -0300 (ADT)
From: Joseph Wu <origami@planet.datt.co.jp>
Subject: Re: What origami groups exist?

On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Maarten van Gelder wrote:

> m> I keep a list of all known origami groups on my web site,
> m> which Marc Kirschenbaum was nice enough to scan in for me from the
> m> origami USA archives. Please send me any corrections you notice. Also,
> m> someone else posted the web site for TOFU in Durham, NC. Please flood
> m> my mailbox with other home pages of the groups on the list, so I can
> m> include them as well.
>
> I do that in the archives also (and for a long time). There are two lists:
>    Origami Societies in the World
>    Affiliate Origami groups of OUSA
> Zack, if you'll take over the OUSA list let me know. Then I'll delete my list.
>
> If anyone of you know a society that isn't on my list please let me know. I
> already asked via private mail for the address of the New Zealand society.

And I've got a mirror of Maarten's lists on my page. I've also got (on my
almost-exhaustive list of origami links on the web) a list of all known
origami organization web pages.

          Joseph Wu           For me, a poem is the crossroads of my thoughts,
  origami@planet.datt.co.jp   my feelings, my imaginings, my wishes and my
 Webmaster, the Origami Page  verbal sense: normally these run parallel.  Often
http://www.datt.co.jp/Origami two or more cross. But only when all cross at
 Webmaster, DATT Japan Inc.   one point do you get a poem - Bash! Whop! Klok!
    http://www.datt.co.jp     Doing! - Poem, Yippee!   --Philip Larkin, poet.





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 20:40:23 -0300 (ADT)
From: Jennifer Andre <JAndre@cfipro.com>
Subject: *Flying* Bats / Rave Book Review

     Rave book review time!  (Even if the book is TWELVE years old!)

     "Wings & Things: Origami That Flies" - Stephen Weiss w/line drawings
     by THE Paul Jackson.  St. Martin's Press.  ISBN 0-312-88228-9

     Bats:  "Flying Bat I" is easy enough even for me, and it has the
     CUTEST little ears!  (It was a first-time success, BTW.)  I've gotten
     myself stuck on "Flying Bat II" (Step 6, anyone??).  Attach a paper
     kite tail (instructions included) to "Flying Bat I" and you have the
     "Flying Bat Kite."

     I discovered and bought this book last Sunday, and I've had fun with
     it ever since.  There are lots of cool airplanes, birds, and even a
     "Flying Nun."  (So far, no one's taken religious offense...I won't
     push it by posting my name for her, but you may ask me privately.
     Don't worry; it's clean!)

     Fun fun fun!  Whoosh!

     Back to "lurk"!

     - Jennifer "It's a BUNNY!" Andre
     JAndre@cfipro.com
     Fold it, ergo sum.





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 20:55:09 -0300 (ADT)
From: Gordon Crane <gordonc@mnsinc.com>
Subject: Re: Historical Module and Model Reference (1832)

Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com wrote:
>
> Douglas Zander said in response to Kristine Tomlinson (sp?):
> >Kristine, this sounds very familiar!  Many years ago I was at our local
> >public museum and bought diagrams for a "christmas star".
> <snip>
> >I'm curious how these are placed together to form a basket.
>
> There is a star in Jay Ansill's _Lifestyle Origami_* (probably out
> of print**) that I think is the one Douglas is talking about. If you weave
> the points on one side only, you get a star that is 3D on one side, flat on
> the other and has both tabs and pockets that you should be able to use to
> weave them together. I've made dozens of these stars (perhaps hundreds)
> but I've never tried attaching them to one another.
>
> I have heard this star called Swedish, German, and Easter. I usually use
> two-sided, 1/2 in. giftwrap ribbon to make them. (The back of the ribbon
> shows, so ideally it should be a presentable color on both sides.)
>
> Lisa
> Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com
>
> * Ansill, Jay. Origami Today: Lifestyle Origami. Harper Perennial, NY,
> 1992. pp.35-38. ISBN:0-06-096867-2 Photos by Mark Hill.
>
> US $10, CA $13.50 according to the cover
> **I bought it from a remainders store that no longer has any copies.

Kim's Crane has five copies of Jay Ansill's Book, "Lifestyle Origami"
The price is $10.00 plus $3.50 shipping.

Kim's Crane does take VISA and Mastercard, now.

Kimberly Crane
Kim's Crane
http://www.mnsinc.com/gordonc





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 20:58:19 -0300 (ADT)
From: Rachel Katz <mandrk@pb.net>
Subject: Re: Historical Module and Model Reference (1832)

I believe the star made from weaving strips of paper is known as the
Moravian or Swedish star. Several of these stars are then joined (woven?) into a
basket. Using gift wrap ribbon or strips of paper, I've done this
star. In fact, Lillian O. taught it to me about twenty years ago. She
described tracking down a woman in the mid-west who taught her to do
it. How wonderful to find such an old reference to it!

Rachel Katz
Origami - it's not just for squares!





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Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 21:20:01 -0300 (ADT)
From: Sally Giordano <dasyprnces@earthlink.net>
Subject: origami in Seattle?

Hi! As a brief introduction, my name is Sally.  I was on this group for a
while then got off because I was trying to graduate from Louisiana State
University and I kept getting distracted.  My husband and I moved last month
and are now in the Seattle area, so back on line.  I was wondering if there
were any Origami groups in Seattle or the surrounding areas.  I guess I'm
borderline intermediate, I've done some great peices, but Montroll and Lang
still intimidate me.  For the most part I only do animals and have created a
few designs of my own.  Thanks in advance for any info.
Sally
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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 01:23:34 -0300 (ADT)
From: Douglas Zander <dzander@solaria.sol.net>
Subject: Out of Print Book List?

I have an idea and would like to bounce it off the members of this list.
I sometimes go looking for origami books and find books that I already have
or do not want (...do not want...? how can that be? :-)
I am wondering if we should keep a list of "Out of Print" books so if any of
us finds one we could buy it for those who may want it.  I am thinking that
we would also keep names of those people who would be willing to buy the
book, this way we would not buy a book that we could not sell.  Let me
explain, we keep a list of "out of print" books and next to each book we
have the name and email address of those people who are looking for each
book.  Someone would have to be in charge of this list and keep it up to
date.  Now those of us who browse for origami books can keep an eye out
for the "out of print" books and if we see any we can immediately contact
the person(s) on the list to see if they still want the book.  Then the
two people can arrange to get the book to the person who wanted it in the
first place.  We would have to make it very clear that the "spotter" is not
location of the book and its price and the last time the book was spotted
at that location.  Then the "spotter" and the "wanter" can agree on terms
between themselves of how to get the book in question.  I think this may
also work for more popular books (and magazines) that may not be out of
print but are just hard to get ahold of and not sold by OUSA or any
booksellers on this list.  I'm suggesting this list because it seems that
a lot of people are asking about where to get this or that book and
everyone's replying that it is out of print or unavailable, and then someone
mentions that they saw that particular book.  What do you think?

Just out of curiousity, what if some bookstore has an out of print book and
no one buys it for a long time?  What do they do with it?  Do they send it
back to the publisher?  Do they resell it to a USED BOOKS store?  Do they
throw it out?

--
 Douglas Zander          | editor of GAMES Player's Zine (GPZ)
 dzander@solaria.sol.net | a fanzine about GAMES Magazine (tm)





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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 04:45:58 -0300 (ADT)
From: TrekDBob@aol.com
Subject: Re: How popular is origami???

I don't know if Affiliate and regional groups of OUSA could be considered an
"origami society" but I have around 20 "members" in my group (of course, to
be fair, some of these members are people in other states that can't attend
meetings and are also members of other groups... also, I have some families
-- they just get one newsletter but there are a couple of people that come to
the meetings...

Dee in Denver

PS Jack Weres -- for your list - my last name is Lynch





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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 04:50:42 -0300 (ADT)
From: TrekDBob@aol.com
Subject: Re: Origami Sighting

In the "X-Files" episode I know of with origami, it was a policeman that was
trying to fold an origami version of "The Peaceable Kingdom" I don't recall
the painters name at the moment. I believe that you could probably find a
discussion of it in the archives. Unless they have done another origami
episode, it is a couple of seasons old... and one of the three episodes of
the show I have ever seen. I think I have it on tape somewhere, if people are
really curious, I could go through and see if I can find any credits for the
origami... but the best bet might be getting in touch with an X-Files guru on
a web site...

Dee





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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 04:50:25 -0300 (ADT)
From: TrekDBob@aol.COM
Subject: What BARF stands for

BARF is for Bay Area Rapid Folders...

and the newsletter is DEFINITELY worth getting!!! I love Jeremy's work,
someone mentioned liking the way a model just sort of comes together. I find
that Jeremy's do that. All of a sudden, it is like a light going on "OH! I
see NOW what he is doing!" I haven't had time yet to try the Swiss Army
Knife, but the Enterprise is one of my all time favorites! I memorized it as
soon as I laid hands on it, and people love it! (It still takes me 30 to 45
minutes to fold it though!)

Dee





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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 08:59:44 -0300 (ADT)
From: Sheldon Ackerman <ackerman@dorsai.dorsai.org>
Subject: Swiss Army Knife

> I haven't had time yet to try the Swiss Army
> Knife, but the Enterprise is one of my all time favorites! I memorized it as
> soon as I laid hands on it, and people love it! (It still takes me 30 to 45
> minutes to fold it though!)
>
> Dee
>
>
I don't have that knife memorized yet although I've completed it more than
once. It is an easy model...almost. The first time I attempted it I said to
myself that it is impossible to complete. I was wrong! However, as much as I
try I can not complete the can opener following his directions. I end up
with a can opener but I have to tell people that it is a can opener :-)
If you ever manage it let me know.

--
Sheldon Ackerman.......http://www.dorsai.org/~ackerman/
ackerman@dorsai.dorsai.org
sheldon_ackerman@fc1.nycenet.edu
